Lot 28 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Mercury
Simeon Solomon · pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,123–$4,685
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, London · 16 June 2015
- Dimensions
- 12 ½ x 9 ½ in. (31.8 x 24.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4146242
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4146242 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4146242
Simeon Solomon, Mercury. Christie's, 16 Jun 2015, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4146242.
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Simeon Solomon, Mercury. Christie's, 16 Jun 2015, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4146242.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Uplifting of Psyche 'By the help of a divinity not our own' - Virgil | Henry John Stock | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Time Flies | Charles Spencelayh | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Study for 'Hamlet and Ophelia' | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Study of a girl for 'The Return of Tibullus to Delia' | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| Study of a female head, in three-quarter-profile to the left, holding… | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| Study for 'Desdemona's Death Song' | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £500,000–£800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Solomon | La Speranza | $10,516 | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | |
| Simeon Solomon | simeon solomon | sleep, gentle sleep | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Simeon Solomon | Dante | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Simeon Solomon | Head of a Youth | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Simeon Solomon | Air | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Simeon Solomon | The Boy John | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Simeon Solomon | Night | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Simeon Solomon | Allegory | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.